1001 Vocabulary and Spelling Questions
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LEARNING EXPRESS SKILL BUILDERS PRACTICEbreak
1001 Vocabulary and Spelling Questions
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Copyright © 1999 Learning Express, LLC.
All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. Published in
the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York.
Printed in the United States of America

—Betty Hodge, 11th Grade English Teacher, Lancaster High School, NY
"The book provides help—help with understanding—for learners seeking to increase their
vocabularies and improve their spelling."
—Rose C. Lobat, Jewish Community Center of Staten Island, NY
"I love this book! It is easy to use and extremely user-friendly, and the end results are
outstanding."
—Janelle Mason
"If you are still dangling your participles, watching your sentences run on, and feeling irregular
about verbs, check out this book. Recommended for the school, workplace, or even home for
handy reference."
—Julie Pfeiffer, Middletown Public Library
"I used Writing Skilks Success and Practical Math Success in my JTPA classes. They're
excellent, concise tools and offered quick, precise ways to get the basics across."
—R. Eddington, JTPA Program Directorbreak
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Table of Contents
Introduction 1
Questions
Section 1
Synonyms
5
Section 2
Vocabulary in Context
35
Section 3
Antonyms
67
Section 4
Spelling

understanding of word usage and spelling rules. And all without memorizing! The purpose of
this book is to help you improve your vocabulary and spelling skills through encouragement, not
frustration.
An Overview
1001 Vocabulary and Spelling Questions is divided into four sections:
Section 1: Synonyms
Section 2: Vocabulary in Context
Section 3: Antonyms
Section 4: Spelling
Each section is subdivided into short sets of between ten and twenty-five questions each. The
book is specifically organized to help you build confidence as you further develop your
vocabulary and spelling stalls. The 700 vocabulary questions begin with synonyms (words that
have the same meaning), move to vocabulary in context (determining the meaning of a word as it
is used in a sentence), and finish with antonyms (words that have the opposite meaning). The
book's last section, which consists of 301 spelling questions, starts with easy words, moves on to
easily confused and commonly misspelled words, and ends with more difficult words.
How to Use This Book
Whether you're working alone or helping someone brush up on vocabulary and spelling, this
book will give you the opportunity to practice, practice, practice.
Working on Your Own
If you are working alone to review the basics and prepare for a test in connection with a job or
school, you will need a dictionary by your side. A good hardcover abridged dictionary has about
1,500 pages and more than 150,000 words. A paperback dictionary may work for spelling, but
you'll want a good hardcover dictionary to use for checking vocabulary.
In addition to the dictionary, you'll probably want to use this book in combination with a basic
vocabulary builder, a spelling text, or with Vocabulary and Spelling Success in 20 Minutes a
Day. If you're fairly sure of your basic vocabulary and spelling skills, however, you can use 1001
Vocabulary and Spelling Questions by itself.
Use the answer key at the end of the book not only to find out if you got the right answer, but
also to learn how to tackle similar kinds of questions next time. Every vocabulary word is

Spelling Books:
Practical Spelling: The Bad Speller's Guide to Getting It Right Every Time by Anna
Castley(LearningExpress)
Six Minutes a Day to Perfect Spelling by Harry Shefter (Pocket Books)
Better Spelling in 30 Minutes a Day by Robert W. Emery, Harry H. Crosby (Career)
Spelling 101 by Claudia Sorsby (St. Martin's)
303 Dumb Spelling Mistakes . . . and What You Can Do About Them by David Downing
(National Textbook Company)
50,000 Words Divided and Spelled by Harry Sharp (New Win Publishing)break
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Section 1—
Synonyms
The following section consists of fourteen sets of vocabulary questions, all of which ask you to find a
synonym for a given word or phrase. (A synonym is a word that means the same or nearly the same as
another word.) In the first six sets you will practice finding synonyms for single words. You may notice that
the words in each set get progressively more difficult.
In sets 7 through 10, you are given a phrase with an underlined word. Notice, however, that the answer
choices all fit into this phrase. In other words, you must know the meaning of the underlined word in order
to choose the correct synonym.
In Set 11, you will find synonyms that are set up in analogies. Sets 12 and 13 ask you to find the meaning of
prefixes, suffixes, and root words. Each question consists of two words with the same word part underlined.
These two words may help you to find the correct meaning of the underlined portion.
Each question in the last set of this section gives you two underlined words or phrases and asks you to find
the word that means the same as both of them.break
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SET 1 (Answers begin on page 115.)
For each question, choose the synonym.
1. Which word means the same as ENTHUSIASTIC?

a. vivid
b. delicate
c. robust
d. adaptable
8. Which word means the same as RECUPERATE?
a. mend
b. endorse
c. persist
d. worsen
9. Which word means the same as SUFFICIENT?
a. majestic
b. scarce
c. tranquil
d. adequate
10. Which word means the same as COMPOSURE?
a. agitation
b. poise
c. liveliness
d. stimulation
11. Which word means the same as ECCENTRIC?
a. normal
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b. frugal
c. peculiar
d. selectivebreak
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12. Which word means the same as COMMENDABLE?
a. admirable
b. accountable

c. lenient
d. disorderly
19. Which word means the same as OBLIVIOUS?
a. visible
b. sinister
c. conscious
d. unaware
20. Which word means the same as VERIFY?
a. disclose
b. confirm
c. refute
d. unite
21. Which word means the same as RATIONAL?
a. deliberate
b. invalid
c. prompt
d. soundbreak
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SET 2 (Answers begin on page 117.)
For each question, choose the synonym.
22. Which word means the same as ERRONEOUS?
a. digressive
b. confused
c. impenetrable
d. incorrect
23. Which word means the same as GROTESQUE?
a. extreme
b. frenzied
c. hideous

d. loneliness
30. Which word means the same as CONTEMPTUOUS?
a. respectful
b. unique
c. scornful
d. insecure
31. Which word means the same as TOTE?
a. acquire
b. carry
c. tremble
d. abandon
32. Which word means the same as DISTINCT?
a. satisfied
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b. frenzied
c. uneasy
d. separatebreak
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33. Which word means the same as FLAGRANT?
a. secret
b. worthless
c. noble
d. glaring
34. Which word means the same as ORATION?
a. nuisance
b. independence
c. address
d. length
35. Which word means the same as LIBEL?

a. cooperate
b. coordinate
c. entice
d. elaborate
42. Which word means the same as INSIPID?
a. overbearing
b. tasteless
c. enticing
d. elaboratebreak
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SET 3 (Answers begin on page 118.)
For each question, choose the word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the
capitalized word.
43. JOURNAL
a. trip
b. receipt
c. diary
d. list
44. OPPORTUNITY
a. sensitivity
b. arrogance
c. chance
d. reference
45. INVENT
a. insert
b. discover
c. apply
d. allow
46. SPHERE

a. hidden
b. slumbering
c. rigid
d. misplaced
53. BANISH
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a. exile
b. decorate
c. succumb
d. encouragebreak
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54. TAILOR
a. measure
b. construct
c. launder
d. alter
55. YIELD
a. merge
b. relinquish
c. destroy
d. hinder
56. CROON
a. swim
b. vocalize
c. stroke
d. yell
57. ETERNAL
a. timeless
b. heavenly

c. reckless
d. subjective
64. CONSIDER
a. promote
b. require
c. adjust
d. deem
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65. HUMIDIFY
a. moisten
b. warm
c. gather
d. spraybreak
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SET 4(Answers begin on page 119.)
For each question, choose the word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the
capitalized word.
66. AROUSE
a. inform
b. abuse
c. waken
d. deceive
67. MALICIOUS
a. spiteful
b. changeable
c. murderous
d. dangerous
68. HARASS
a. trick

b. principle
c. evidence
d. process
75. CUSTOM
a. purpose
b. habit
c. buyer
d. role
76. HARBOR
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a. halter
b. statement
c. refuge
d. garment
77. MUSE
a. tune
b. ponder
c. encourage
d. readbreak
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78. RELINQUISH
a. abandon
b. report
c. commence
d. abide
79. VESSEL
a. container
b. furniture
c. garment

d. shadow
86. JOCULAR
a. lenient
b. strict
c. powerful
d. jolly
87. REBUKE
a. scold
b. deny
c. distract
d. protect
88. RENOWN
a. attitude
b. fame
c. health
d. strengthbreak
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SET 5 (Answers begin on page 120.)
For each question, choose the word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as the
capitalized word.
89. ROBUST
a. eager
b. rough
c. old-fashioned
d. vigorous
90. SITE
a. location
b. formation

c. marked
d. dedicated
97. DISILLUSIONED
a. disadvantageous
b. distracted
c. disappointed
d. disarming
98. QUERY
a. inspect
b. quote
c. succeed
d. inquire
99. CLEMENCY
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